ISBN:
0691006709
,
0691006717
Language:
English
Pages:
VI, 293 S.
,
24 cm
DDC:
294.5/5/0954
Keywords:
Hinduism and politics
;
Nationalism Religious aspects
;
Hinduism
;
Hinduismus
;
Demokratie
;
Nationalismus
;
India Politics and government 1977-
;
Indien
;
Indien
;
Hinduismus
;
Nationalismus
;
Demokratie
Abstract:
Analyzing Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party, this book also explores its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a policy based on "ancient" Hindu culture. The author places the BJP within the context of the larger transformation of democratic governance in India.The text goes on to argue that the Hindu nationalist movement has successfully articulated the anxieties and desires of the large and amorphous Indian middle class. Consequently, the movement has attracted privileged groups fearing encroachment on their dominant positions but also "plebian" and impoverished groups seeking recognition around a majoritarian rhetoric of cultural pride, order, and national strength.This book aims to advance the understanding of democarcy in the post-colonial world
Abstract:
Analyzing Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party, this book also explores its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a policy based on "ancient" Hindu culture. The author places the BJP within the context of the larger transformation of democratic governance in India.The text goes on to argue that the Hindu nationalist movement has successfully articulated the anxieties and desires of the large and amorphous Indian middle class. Consequently, the movement has attracted privileged groups fearing encroachment on their dominant positions but also "plebian" and impoverished groups seeking recognition around a majoritarian rhetoric of cultural pride, order, and national strength.This book aims to advance the understanding of democarcy in the post-colonial world
Description / Table of Contents:
Modernity, nation, and democracy in India -- Imagining the Hindu nation -- Organizing the Hindu nation -- Democracy, populism, and governance in India in the 1980s -- The saffron wave -- Communal identities at the heart of the nation -- Hindu nationalism, democracy, and globalization.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references p. [273] - 288 and index
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